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Expert Android Programming

Expert Android Programming

By : Prajyot Mainkar
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Expert Android Programming

Expert Android Programming

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By: Prajyot Mainkar

Overview of this book

Android O brings a number of important changes for the users as well as the developers. If you want to create smart android applications which are fast, lightweight and also highly efficient then this is the book that will solve all your problems. You will create a complex enterprise grade app in this book. You will get a quick refresher of the latest android SDK and how to configure your development environment. Then you will move onto creating app layouts, component and module building, creating smart and efficient UIs. The most important part of a modern day app is how real time they are. With this book, you will create a smooth back-end for your app, ensure dynamic and real time communication between different app layers. As we move on, you will learn to leverage the different Android APIs and create an efficient SQLite data layer for your apps. You will implement effective testing techniques to make your app reliable and robust and finally you will learn to deploy it efficiently. The multiple stages of android development will also be simplified by giving you an industry standard set of best practices.
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The Android Support Library

Supporting multiple devices can pose issues, particularly when users expect apps to function seamlessly on every device, in the same way. This expectation rises even when users know very well that there is a significant difference in the software and hardware of the phone. While Google releases, latest updates to Android, it is not necessarily true that all OEMs follow up on this update on their smartphone. This leads to the fact that most of the users tend to use releases which are approximately 15 months old or older.

If that is held true, developers would have to compromise a lot in order to support most of their users, running several versions of Android. Fortunately, the Android team is aware of this and endeavors to provide consistent help for the developer in this regard. This is a tricky issue, especially considering the consistency of the app...

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